Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five including senior Hamas figure
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Ismail Barhoum and medics die in attack, which Israel says was based on extensive intelligence

An Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza has killed five people, including a Hamas political leader and Palestinian medics, Hamas has said, in an attack that Israel said had targeted a key figure in the militant group.

The Gaza health ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its attack followed extensive intelligence and used precise munitions to minimise harm at the site.

Hamas said a member of its political office, Ismail Barhoum, had been killed.

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, confirmed the target was Barhoum. The military did not name the target, which it described only as “a key terrorist” in Hamas.

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  • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    They are.

    On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav Gallant, the former Minister of Defense of Israel, alleging responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts during the Gaza war. The warrant against Netanyahu is the first against the leader of a Western-backed democratic country for war crimes.

    125 ICC member states are now required to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant if they enter their territory, including France and the United Kingdom.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Israeli_leaders